UK Life Sciences Strength & Opportunity 2017

Headlines

5,649 Businesses

Industry Characteristics

Biopharmaceuticals

- 49% industry employment
- 68% industry turnover

Medical Technology

- 51% industry employment
- 32% industry turnover

What is the Life Sciences Industry? Businesses involved in developing and/or producing their own pharmaceutical or medtech products, including digital health, for human health purposes. Includes supply chain and specialist service sector.

Distribution of Employment Across UK

Year-On-Year Growth - 2016 to 2017

Overall the life science industry increased employment by 5,700, turnover by £5.9bn and created 446 new businesses

Service and Supply Chain

An essential cluster of specialist suppliers supports the Life Science Industry in the UK. Does not include non-life science businesses.

For More Information https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bioscience-and-health-technology-database-annual-reports